Incumbent Kimberly Kenne defeated IT consultant Dean Cooper by over 40 percent Tuesday. What do you think of the results?
Aveson charter schools shared an artist’s rendering of its new Altadena campus. What do you think of it?
Tuesday, March 5, Altadenans can vote for one candidate to represent District 1.
The Aveson Global Leadership Academy plans to open in September at Lincoln and Altadena Drive.
An equivalent of 81.5 employees will get layoff notices. Federal sequestration and the state budget are variables that still need to factor into the final 2013-14 budget.
Local athlete Addison Farmer will play college football after earning accolades playing football at John Muir High School.
The Odyssey Charter School Garden is part of an initiative that plans to build 100 urban gardens across the United States in order to help feed, teach and inspire communities.
The online petition calls on the Pasadena Unified School District to stop purchasing supplies from businesses that manufacture or sell guns.
The fifth grade Jackson Elementary School students got to learn and help operate a drill Wednesday that will eventually travel to Mars to search for life on the red planet.
The state superintendent's plan would emphasize critical thinking skills. Some STAR testing may be suspended. Do you think this is a move in the right direction?
The Altadena Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (ACONA) has teamed with the League of Women Voters Pasadena Area (LWV-PA) to hold a forum where Pasadena Unified School District, District 1 candidates will answer questions.
In response to an expected $12 million shortage, the Pasadena Unified School District is discussing the possibility of more school closures, the Pasadena Star-News reports.
Interested candidates for PUSD seats 1, 3, 5 and 7 must file with the Pasadena City Clerk by Friday. See the requirements below.
A nine-year-old boy from McKinley School in Pasadena sang Swahili and English and played African drums with a group of students from various schools at Saturday’s Village Playgarden Winter Market.
The urban farm at Pasadena’s John Muir High School will provide a multi-course meal sourced from the local farm and Los Angeles area artisans.
The offer ends Oct. 31 and is made possible through a partnership between the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD), Charter Communications and Connect2Compete, which aims to provide technology for education.
PUSD is promoting walking to school this week as part of an international holiday.
The Pasadena Educational Network is holding a poker tournament on November 9 to raise money for PUSD schools.
The money will go to support a program intended to reduce drop-out rates and provide students with skills that local employers are looking for.
A group of 5th graders performing a locally-written musical gets the nod for our Whiz Kid of the Week.
A state grant the library has received will pay for an area for children up to age 3.
Kenne is an IT consultant, volunteer, and mom with two kids in the district and Altadena resident.
Incumbent board member Tom Selinske and two challengers discussed issues at a forum Wednesday hosted by the Invest in PUSD Kids organization and the League of Women Voters.
Long-time music teacher Karen Klages believes music and performing arts are essential to a child's growth as a human being.
With John Muir High School leading the pack with almost an 11 point decrease in its drop-out rate, Pasadena Unified officials believe they are on the right track.
The five home tour was a fundraiser for the St. Mark's School that also was meant to highlight some of Altadena's unique architecture.
When and where do we draw a line in the sand?
At least 150 people showed up at Tuesday night's meeting in an attempt to convince the board not to close Loma Alta Elementary.
The school, which used to be in East Altadena, needs a permanent home